News for August 2002
- WEEKLY COMMENT: ICSTIS gets off on the right foot
- An SMS spam campaign launched by the company was the cause of 'hundreds' of complaints after sending prize-winning texts out to thousands of mobile numbers; a
- NetNames wins De Beers contract
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De Beers said it has more than 850 domains registered and has been looking for a solution to keep track of renewals and new registrations. NetNames will
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Vodafone completes Vizzavi takeover
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The company, Europe's largest telecoms operator, paid EU142.7m in cash to acquire Vivendi's 50% stake in the business, adding to the 50% Vodafone already
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Purple Lizard launches new iTV add-on software
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The company claims its Interact Server reduces the time to market and implementation costs for producers. It can be bought as a standalone product or leased
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Hilary's brother lines up UK dating launch
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The company, which appointed Hugh Rodam - Hilary Clinton's brother - to its board in May, will unveil SMSDaters to the public on 5 September. Described by OIS
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- GE chief joins Amazon
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Amazon today named former General Electric FD Tom Szkutak as its new FD, replacing Warren Jensen, who publically announced his resignation in March and
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Betinternet picks new FD; ops director resigns
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Gaming group betinternet.com has appointed former Claims Direct finance and managing director Paul Doona as its new Finance Director, replacing David Craine
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Netscape launches browser 7.0
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Netscape has launched the latest version of its internet browser, Netscape 7.0. The new software, which is available for free download, features a new faster
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Corvus reconsiders as internet investments continue fall
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In the year to 28 February, the company incurred a pre-tax loss of £1.3m, compared with last year's deficit of £646,000. One of its investee
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet
- Clickstream secures Carphone Warehouse account
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Clickstream, which will replace its US rival Webtrends on the account, analyses the traffic within a site to identify which areas perform well and which need
- Aug 30, 2002
- Internet, Web Analytics